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Planet

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Meaning

Noun

In Astrology:
Each of the
major
which
to the
in the
sky—the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
In Astronomy:
A body which is
enough to be in
(generally
in being an
) but not enough to
and, in IAU
, which
(or
) and
the
of its
;
, in the case of the Solar system, the
major
of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
construed with the or this:
of Earth.
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Origin

planet
English
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planete
Middle English (1100-1500)
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planeta
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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planeta
Latin
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πλανήτης
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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πλανάω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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